AS many as four Christians, including a police constable, were beaten on April 1 in Madikeri district of Karnataka for allegedly helping people convert to Christianity.
A group of Sangh Parivar activists were enraged when a Christian constable identified only as Prasanna, along with three others identified as Diwakar, Lawrence and Dias, went door-to-door distributing pamphlets and books in Nandimotte village.
According to Daijiworld, the enraged activists beat them, tore their clothes off and brought them to a nearby police station.
Hearing the commotion, more Sangh Parivar activists reached the police station. However, due to the timely intervention of the police on duty, the Christians were not manhandled by the group in the police station.
Deputy Superintendent of Police J D Prakash said that a recommendation had been sent to the superintendent of police seeking Prasanna’s suspension from service, the Daijiworld report stated.
Diwakar, along with his wife Telcy Diwakar, had also been arrested and released on bail.
A police official told Compass that the Christians have been charged with ‘deliberate and malicious acts intended to outrage religious feelings of any class by insulting its religion or religious beliefs.’
